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In 1647 the English parliament passed a law relating to Christmas. What was this law?
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#7351. Asked by southcoe. (Oct 26 00 12:07 PM)
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McGruff
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In June 1647, Parliament passed legislation abolishing Christmas and other holidays: "Forasmuch as the feast of the nativity of Christ, Easter, Whitsuntide, and other festivals, commonly called holy-days, have been heretofore superstitiously used and observed; be it ordained, that the said feasts, and all other festivals, commonly called holy-days, be no longer observed as festivals; any law, statute, custom, constitution, or canon, to the contrary in anywise not withstanding."
http://www.swrb.com/newslett/actualnls/Xmas_ch2.htm
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